Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn

Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn is a waterfall in Wales, United Kingdom. Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn is situated nearby to the waterfall Sgŵd Isaf Clun-Gwyn, as well as near Sgŵd y Pannwr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porth yr Ogof and Moel Penderyn.

Porth yr Ogof

Cave

Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY 2.5.

Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It lies on the course of the Afon Mellte, a river whose name translates as 'lightning', commonly explained as a reference to the "flashy" nature of the river, i.e. its rising and falling rapidly in response to rainfall. Porth yr Ogof is situated 1 mile north of Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn.

Moel Penderyn

Peak

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Moel Penderyn is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn.

Lady Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Gerry Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lady Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penderyn.

Ystradfellte

Village

Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ystradfellte is a village and community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles north of Hirwaun, with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, beside the Afon Mellte river. Ystradfellte is situated 1½ miles north of Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn.

Penderyn

Village

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Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South East Wales, located near the village and community of Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 2 miles southeast of Sgŵd Uchaf Clun-Gwyn.